The Silent CIty (2006)

I'm currently taking a few days to go back and write about all the short films I have seen over the years and had nowhere to express how I felt about them. This gem was found on accident (I don't recall what I was looking for, but I do remember this was bashed for being a fake whatever it was)

Set in a dystopian future (obviously in a city of some sorts) on a war torn planet (not sure if it is Earth or not, who really knows) where apparently on the Irish are still alive. Cillian Murphy (of Batman Begins The Edge of Love fame), Don Wycherley (Batchelors Walk),and Garvan Mcgrath star in this film. That is really all I can say about the cast, as it is just them three and some skeletons and some mysterious fast moving entity of sorts. The amount of reality shown in the few minutes is amazing, it is just what war is, dirty. Come to think of it, dirt might be another character, a kind of enviorment that reflects the people that live within it. It is short and to the point, just how it should be. Things happen and that is that, no beating around the bush with uneeded character developement. This also might be a method to his madness, showing how anonymous the face of war truly is.

Academy Award nominated director Ruairi Robinson pretty much was at the helm of everything (even the visual effects) and really shows true strength in the struggling world of modern cinema (be on the lookout for his Hollywood major motion picture debut with a live action version of Akira (I won't get into my opinions on this), and i'm dissappointed that this is not a feature length film as it would have been a great movie (something I can't really say about many short films). This is actually the reason he really broke out into the whole Hollywood scene (meaning he has an agent now) and it can only get better from here for him.

This also means things can only get better for you. Another independent genius has scored the ultimate gig. Be sure to keep an eye on him.

You can find this on Youtube, and again it is something to watch when you have some downtime.